Romney, Ontario (1891 census)
Romney was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,534. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.154°N, 82.387°W.
Population
In 1891, Romney had a population of 1,534: 828 male and 706 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 470 |
| 1881 | 1,082 |
| 1891 | 1,534 |
| 1901 | 2,103 |
| 1911 | 1,815 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Romney shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,534 total population, 828 males, 706 females, 557 married persons, 312 families, 282 married males, 275 married females, 44 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 933 single persons under 18, 527 single males under 18, 406 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,519 persons who are not French Canadian, 15 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 309 occupied houses, 293 houses, 244 houses built of wood, 162 houses of 2 stories, 131 houses of 1 story, 121 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 62 houses of 3 rooms, 49 houses built of brick, 39 houses of 5 rooms, 34 houses of 4 rooms, 28 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 16 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 6 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 115,220 bushels of corn, 53,282 pounds of homemade butter, 34,546 bushels of oats, 24,033 bushels of winter wheat, 17,772 acres of land in farms, 11,646 acres of improved land in farms, 8,149 acres of farmland under crops, 6,126 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,064 chickens, 5,951 bushels of barley, 5,640 bushels of potatoes, 5,024 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,096 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,607 tons of hay, 2,480 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,168 swine, 1,660 bushels of spring wheat, 1,605 acres of wheat, 1,595 acres of hay crops, 1,413 other cattle, 1,404 acres of oats, 1,296 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,262 bushels of beans, 1,262 sheep, 1,224 bushels of turnips, 802 bushels of peas, 797 milk cows, 747 sheep slaughtered or sold, 702 cattle killed or sold, 595 horses aged over 3 years, 428 geese, 404 bushels of buckwheat, 351 acres of barley, 261 occupants of farms, 257 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 226 horses aged 3 years and under, 223 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 211 farm occupants who own their land, 161 ducks, 96 turkeys, 86 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 78 acres of potatoes, 76 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 64 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 49 farm occupants who rent their land, 29 other fowl, 23 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 15 oxen, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 acres of turnips, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON085004_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Romney, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/romney-on079006-1891/.